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Up with the outside decorations

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Jolene Bailey helps decorate the outside of the Depot Park on Tuesday. The Chamber of Commerce beautifies downtown Ada's park for many events that take place their during the holiday season...and to encourage townspeople to Buy Local. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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Trendy in Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 23, 2015

Photo and story by Monty Siekerman
It's hot. It's trendy. It's in Ada. 

Zumba is a dance-fitness health program that burns calories at the rate of 500 to 1,000 an hour, a cardio workout, and helps tone muscles...all in a fun way that anyone can do.

Zumba also builds confidence. Pictured are Hillary Holmes (right), licensed instructor, and Joanna Craig and Kari Potter "working out" at Health Trends. The class meets at 5:30 p.m. on Mondays, costing only $5 per session.

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AdaHS goes 4-4 in NWC scholastic bowl meet

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 23, 2015

Ada High School's scholastic bowl team finsihed in fourth place in the Northwest Conference Scholastic Bowl competition held eariler this month.

Ada finished 4-4 overall. Paulding was this year's winner with a 7-1 record. The attachment at the bottom of this story shows how each team placed.

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One-of-a-kind Bald Eagle..it's in ReStore's window

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 23, 2015

What do you do with a giant squash? You turn it into an eagle, of course. Sandra Litton was given the challenge of determining what to do with a squash that had been donated to ReStore. She came up with this eagle that she painted with acrylic. She named the eagle Freedom. It will be displayed in the front window of the community center. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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Kiwanis Club Christmas dinner/auction Dec. 16

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, November 19, 2015

The Ada Kiwanis Club's annual Christmas dinner/auction  is Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 6 p.m. at the Community Health Professionals. Members are asked to bring 1-2 items for the auction.

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Hall of Famers in our midst - Tom Simmons

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, November 18, 2015

By Monty Siekerman
After presiding over the ONU Athletic Hall of Fame inductions at Homecoming for the past 16 years, ONU director of athletics Tom Simmons, BSBA '85, BA '86, heard his name called by the Florida State League Hall of Fame Committee on Tuesday, Nov. 10, in Clearwater Beach, Fla.

Simmons was honored alongside such baseball luminaries as Justin Verlander, Josh Beckett, Kirk Gibson, Frank Thomas and Kenny Lofton for his contributions as general manager of the Class A-Advanced Vero Beach Dodgers from 1987 to 1997, and the Mobile Bay Bears from 1998 to 1999.

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